DPOE People
The DPOE Network is made up of the DPOE National Trainer Network, the DPOE Steering Committee, and a community of Digital Preservation Education Advocates.
DPOE National Trainer Network

The DPOE National Trainer Network is made up of individuals who have attended a DPOE Train-the-Trainer workshop. The network covers six regions: Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southcentral, Southeast, and Southwest.
Midwest [top]
DPOE has trainers in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
- Sarah Grimm is an Electronic Records Archivist at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Stephanie Gowler is Conservator at the Indiana Commission on Public Records in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Carol Kussmann is Collections Assistant at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Matthew Schultz is Collaborative Services Librarian for Educopia and is located in Springlake, Michigan.
Northeast [top]
DPOE has trainers in Connecticut, Maine, New York, and Washington D.C.
- Brenda J. Miller is a Curator at the Hartford Public Library in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Laura Osterhout is Member Services Librarian at the Rochester Regional Library Council in Fairport, New York.
- Erin Rhodes is Digital Projects and Education Coordinator at the Colby College Library Special Collections in Waterville, Maine.
- Sarah J. Rhodes is a Digital Collections Librarian at the Georgetown University Law Library in Washington, DC.
Northwest [top]
DPOE has trainers in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Utah.
- Austin Schulz is a Reference Archivist at the Oregon State Archives in Salem, Oregon.
- Chris Erickson is a Digital Preservation Officer at the Brigham Young University Libraries in Provo, Utah.
- Sam Meister is a Digital Archivist at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
- Michal Rebecca Walden is an Archivist at the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho.
Southcentral [top]
DPOE has trainers in Texas and Oklahoma.
- Fang Wang is Digital Information Management Librarian at Texas Tech University Law Library in Lubbock, Texas.
- Kitty Pittman is an Administrative Librarian at the University of Oklahoma Libraries in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- Lauren Goodley is an Archivist at the Texas General Land Office in Austin, Texas.
- Michelle Reilly is Head of Digital Services at the University of Houston Libraries in Houston, Texas.
Southeast [top]
DPOE has trainers in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and North Carolina.
- Amy Rudersdorf is the Director of the Digital Information Management Program at the State Library of North Carolina in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Jody DeRidder is the Director of Digital Services at University of Alabama Libraries in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- Walker Sampson is an Electronic Records Manager at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in Jackson, Mississippi.
- Wenxian Zhang is Professor and Head of Archives and Special Collections at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.
Southwest [top]
DPOE has trainers in California, Denver, Hawaii, and Nevada.
- Jane Barnwell is the Director of Library and Information Literacy Initiatives at Pacific Resources for Education and Learning in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Jamie Seemiller is a Program Administrator at the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Jeffrey Kintop is State Archivist for the State of Nevada.
- Zoe Friedlander is a Systems Librarian at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California.
DPOE Steering Committee [top]
The DPOE Steering Committee advises DPOE on the direction and execution of program strategies.
- Allison Druin is Associate Dean for Research at the University of Maryland.
- Anne Van Camp is the Director of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Jim Corridan is the Indiana State Archivist and the Director of the Indiana Commission on Public Records.
- Mary Molinaro is the Associate Dean for Library Technologies at the University of Kentucky.
- Nadina Y. Gardner is the Director Division of Preservation and Access at the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Paul R. Bergeron is Nashua City Clerk and President of the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators.
- Robert Horton is Associate Deputy Director Office of Library Services at the Institute for Museum and Library Services
- Tamara Sumner is Associate Professor Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder
- Victoria Irons Walch is Executive Director at the Council of State Archivists.
- William Kilbride is the Executive Director of the Digital Preservation Coalition.
Digital Preservation Education Advocates [top]
Digital Preservation Education Advocates are individuals who have received digital preservation training from a DPOE Trainer, would like to receive training, or simply have a passion for digital preservation and want to join the conversation. Want to be a DPOE Advocate? Learn how to join the DPOE Network HERE.
